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Temperatures hit 20 degrees in some parts of the country Good weather likely to last until Monday with showers expected from Tuesday
about 5 hours ago Temperature hit 20 degrees in western counties on Saturday with a glorious weekend in store.
There has been summer-like conditions along the west coast and in the midlands. The temperature hit 20 degrees in Belmullet and Newport Co Mayo as well as Mt Dillon, Co Roscommon and 19 degrees in Mace Head, Co Galway and Claremorris, Co Mayo by 4pm with 18.8 degrees before midday in Valentia Observatory in Co Kerry.
There is a clear east-west divide in the weather with temperatures along the east coast five degrees cooler because of stiff onshore breezes.